Oil gauge



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J. W. OWENS OIL GAUGE Filed Sept. 14. 1923 Jul-L11 W. UWETLE n Lluczncl s Patented Aug. 28, 1924.

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@Ha GAUGE.

Application died September is, 19e s. sum are. made.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that J OHN W. Owens, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Jefier- -son, in the county of Greene and State of 5 Iowa, has invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Oil Gauges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in oil auges and more particularly to a gauge a opted for application to a pipe when filling tanks of automobile trucks and the like.

The primary object of the invention re-' vided with a float carried in a tube, whereby the operator may have indicated to lmn quite readily when the tank has reached its capacity. J

A still further object resides in roviding a device which is simple and durab e in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and

one which is very. efli'cient and useful in 013-,

eration.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my device being applied to. use, with parts broken away to show the interior tube and.

Figure 2 is a transverse section therethrough taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

. Referring to the drawin wherein similar reference characters i i esignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates a pipe 0 any desired size, preferably about three inches in diameter, which may be attached to the end of the filling hose, and one end of the same is bent downwardly 'to :i'orm an elbow designated as 2 in thedrawings. This elbow portion is adapted to be disposed in the tank ofthe truck or other vehicle being filled with gasoline and an opening 3 is provided in the elbow 5o portion for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully describe A tube or small pipe 4:- is provided in the downwardly bent ortion 2 of the pipe 1 n and extends throng the opening 3' above referred to. Any desired means may be pro- T vided for holding the tube or pipe 4 in a vertical position within the, elbow portion of the pipe land disposed through this tube or pipe 4, is a float designated in the drawing to as 5. The float has mounted on its upper face a wire or other form 0t tank 6, the upper outer end of which is provided with a hob or handle 7 which forms an indicator. This indicator may-be colored or provided with any desired indicia to indicate to the party filling the tank when the float has reached aparticular level. The tube or pipe 3 extends slightly below the lower end of the elbow portion 2 of the pipe 1.

In applying this device to use, the filling hose is en a ed with the outer end of the pipe 1, an e elbow rtion 2 of the said pipe 1 is dis in e tank'of the truck or other vehicle being filled. The float 5 7 is in its lowermost position in the tube or pipe 4 and the line is permitted to flow to the tank. en the gasoline in the tank reaches the properlevel, the float 5 will rise on the surface thereof, and the indicator or knob 7 at the top of the wire 6 will indicate to the party filhng the tank, that said tank has. been filled to its roper level. Thus the loss of gasoline and t e anno ance of having the same running over the ody of the vehicle is avoided. I,

It will thus be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive, and 'eflicient means for accomplishing the object of this invention.

Havin thus what I c aimis:-- v

In a filling device of the class. described,

a pipe section having one end thereof bent downwardly to provide an elbow, the crown fully described my invention,

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and having its end projecting respectively above thecrown of said elbow and below the lower end of the latter,- a float movably n mounted'in said tube, an elongated stem cart ried by said float and projectmg thereabove,

and an enlarged member mounted on the upper end of said stem to form a handle and indicator for said float, said member being adapted to be seated on the upper peripheral edge of said tube when the float is in its 1 lowermost position.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

JQHN W OWENS. 

